Bozeman High School - Aerie Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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lx 'S R X Rated as America's No. 1 comic, Steve Martin puts on his serious face and attire -ww ' E-ui-of 'ra-uwf 'ra Perhaps more significant than the happenings within the grounds of BSHS were the events of the world in 1979. The entertainment, politics, personalities, news and sports made 1979 characteristic from any other year. These pages are devoted to 1979 as a part of history. We want you to remember the year as it happened. The Entertainment: - American's loved the wild and crazy comedy of Steve Martin. john Belushi CBlues Brotherl joined in on the fun. -Animal House pulled in mobs of movie-goers. Oscar winners The Deer Hunter and Coming Home were also favorites. - Rosan Rosanna Danna, the Coneheads and Mr. Bill? If you were a Saturday Night Live fan, these char- acters were probably among your favorites. - For a serious look at the happenings around them, American's tuned their sets to 60 Minutes. For a little light comedy and goofiness Mork and Mindy was tops CShalzbut!J g World News and Politics: - The treaty between Israel and Egypt was a step towards world peace. President Carter was the go-between for the negotiations. -Islamic leader, Ayatullah Khom- eini, overthrew the Iranian govern- ment and set up a Moslem Republic. The turmoil resulted in a civil war for the country. - The United States traded its good relations with Taiwan to become buddies with Mainland China. This resulted in a relaxation of trade relations and the All-American pro- duct, Coca Cola, became a Chinese beverage. - The world experienced the leadership of three Popes. Pope Paul died early in the school year. One month later Pope john Paul I died. Pope john Paul II was then ordained as the first Polish'Pope in years. U.S. News ana Politics: - The nation experienced a period of spiraling costs due to inflation. The inflation, along with a gas crisis, were only two of the problems that plagued the Carter administration. Disasters: - A plane crash near O'Hare Airport in Chicago took the lives of 274 people and temporarily grounded DC- 10 aircraft for faulty engine mounts. 900 Americans took their own lives at Jonestown Guiana. These people were members of a cult which had a suicide pact. The leader of the cult was lim jones. K - A breakdown of a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania caused a nuclear radiation scare. Sports: - The Pittsburg Steelers took a 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys for the Superbowl title. jackie Smith was really in trouble with the Cowboy fans when he dropped the pass that might have kept the Cowboys in the game. - Baseball's Mr. Hustle, Pete Rose, signed a S6 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. - Ervin fMagicl johnson led Michigan State to a NCAA basketball title, which gave the No. '1 player in the nation, Larry Bird, and his ISU Hoosiers their only defeat of the season. Bozeman News: Bozemanites along with all other Montana residents suffered through an extremely harsh winter. For BSHS students, Christmas vacation was 10 days of sub-zero weather. Bozeman was in the path of a total solar eclipse. 'World News!57

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Til HH . BB t was the snow and cold you trudged through for late night meet- ings that made you do it. No, it was the after school meetings that weren't really after school because you forgot about the shortened day. No, it was the long hours spent trying to decide on a method to raise money for the next party that made you join an organization. After all, what would you have done with all your time if you hadn't joined the organizations at BSHS? n The organizations got things done, not just for those involved but for everyone. Remember the school dan- ces, like TWIRP, Homecoming, Mask- enball and the Victory Dance? They were all planned and produced by organizations. Or how about the people who led the cheers at games? The people who played in the pep band? And the people who sold snacks in the DECA Store? Groups of people working together did it - spent hours after school and on weekends working on projects, decor- ations and parties. At times, organized meetings turned into snowball fights or gab sessions, but sometimes meet- ings resulted in trips to California or New York. So much more happened to the organizations of '79! Wanna find out? just ....